DAVID LIVE (Bowie at Tower Philadelphia) (2 LPset) Promo (NFS) RCA, 1974 (EX)
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Here is David Bowie's live albums entitled "DAVID LIVE" from 1974 at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia performance. One RCA orange label CPL2-0771 Stereo. There are 2 LPs here in the gatefold cover. I included a close-up photo to show the indentation at the lower left end of the back cover where it reads NOT FOR SALE PROMO USE ONLY. Matrix on A side reads: CPL2 0771-A-1. Also included a copy of one of the inside cover sleeves.
Guitar: Earl Slick. Bass: Herbie Flowers. Vocal Backings: Gui Andrisano & Warren Peace. Electric Piano, Moog, Oboe: Michael Kamen. Drums: Tony Newman. Percussion: Pablo Rosario. Alto Sax, Flute: David Sanborn. Baritone Sax, Flute: Richard Grando. Piano, Mellotron: Mike Garson.
Side A: 1984; Rebel Rebel; Moonage Daydream; Sweet Thing.
Side B: Changes; Suffragette City; Aladdin Sane; All The Young Dudes; Cracked Actor.
Side C: When You Rock'N'Roll with Me; Watch That Man; Knock on Wood; Diamond Dogs.
Side D: Big Brother; Width of a Circle; Jean Genie; Rock'N'Roll Suicide.
The orange RCA labels are perfect and have no spindle marks. All 4 vinyl sides are in super shape. They weren't played too much at all. I could only find a super light surface scratch on Side D which did not affect sound quality, let alone you can only see it barely under a bright lamp. Side C had a couple of super light scratches, too, but I think they are actually light scuffs from cover removal. Sound quality playback was great! Crisp and clean. No skips or pops. I did hear a little bit of minor crackles inbetween songs and similar, but under normal playback in a room you wouldn't even notice them. I had my ears to the speakers on purpose for this, so that's why I heard a few here and there and it may just be because of dust.
I rate the album cover as Very Good Plus (VG+) only due to ringwear showing and the 2 vinyls I give an Excellent (EX) or Excellent Plus (EX+)!
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Will ship within 1-2 days of receiving payment via Paypal and will ship between Monday and Friday. Will ship in 45 rpm and LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area for $4.00 within USA. I will ship via First Class mail to Great Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Japan for $13.00 shipping charges on 7-inch 45 rpm records and $19.00 for 12-inch albums. Shipping to Canada is $10.00 for a 45 rpm and $12.50 for an LP. For overseas countries, ebay will email you the invoice which includes this shipping charge over and above the winning bid. You are responsible for any customs' duties, if any.
Returns: I follow the eBay policy - 14 days money back, but buyer pays return shipping charges.
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Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):
NM: Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label. LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or similar defects.
NM-: Near Mint Minus (My grading item/description). Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.
EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.
VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.
VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.
G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on the cover and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, for the vinyl, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.
P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.
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